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Magicjack Loses Legal Attack Against Boing Boing

Posted by kdawson on from the ridicule-they-deserve dept.

An anonymous reader sends word that USB VOIP company Magicjack lost a lawsuit against Boing Boing when the judge declared the legal action a SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation). Magicjack must pay more than $50,000 in legal costs. Boing Boing has posted a page linking and summarizing all the legal documents relating to the lawsuit.

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  1. Well, MagicJack succeeded in by ScrewMaster · · Score: 5, Interesting

    convincing me to not buy their product. Too bad, I was considering getting hold of one to play around with it. But I try not to support companies run by litigious pricks with no sense of humor.

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  2. Great tech, shitty business by bguiz · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Even BoingBoing agrees that MagicJack's hardware is great stuff... Too bad their marketing/management/legal department seems to think it can get away with shady practices like their crappy EULA.